Railroad Bridges in Illinois



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IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (East)

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IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (East)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Sangchris Lake (Clear Creek) in Tovey

Tovey, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

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Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design: 40' deck plate girder and trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over Sangchris Lake (Clear Creek)

Significance:

Local

UP IL Route 47 Bridge (Woodstock)

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UP IL Route 47 Bridge (Woodstock)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #65 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Illinois Route 47 (Eastwood Drive) in Woodstock

Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1936

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R.C. Mahon Company of Detroit, Michigan and S.J. Groves & Sons Company of Libertyville, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 61' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 47 (Eastwood Drive)

Significance:

Local

BNSF Ellison Creek Viaduct

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BNSF Ellison Creek Viaduct

(Media Viaduct)

This large deck plate girder viaduct once carried the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Ellison Creek and 1000N Road east of Media

Media, Henderson County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1894 and 1907

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design: 8-64' and 7-32' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder viaduct over Ellison Creek and 1000N Road

Significance:

Regional

CSX Scott Street Passageway Bridge

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CSX Scott Street Passageway Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #402)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former joint tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad over a sidewalk at Scott Street in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1910

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American Bridge Company of New York and Newkirk & Powers Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad

Design: 24' concrete encased beam

Concrete encased beam bridge over Scott Street Pedestrian Walkway

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #104.0

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CN Bridge #104.0

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-104.0)

This small concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch southwest of Melvin

Melvin, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 3-14' concrete slabs

Concrete slab bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal